KR20180033943A - Apparatus for irradiating infrared ray - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus for irradiating infrared rays, which can heat a far-infrared ray material and generate far-infrared rays by using heat generated from a near-infrared LED; can prevent a user from burning the skin using an air pocket surrounding the near-infrared LED to separate the near-infrared LED and the skin of the user; and can improve adhesion with respect to body parts with curved surfaces (e.g. ankles, wrists, or shoulders, etc.) using a body adhering tube with a wide adhering surface with the skin.

Description

[0001] APPARATUS FOR IRRADIATING INFRARED RAY [0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to an infrared ray irradiating apparatus, and more particularly, to an infrared ray irradiating apparatus capable of heating a far infrared ray material using heat generated from a near-infrared ray LED and generating a far infrared ray through the air pocket surrounding the near- (E.g., ankle, cuff, shoulder, or the like) having a large curved surface by using a body contact tube having a wide contact surface with the skin, To an infrared ray irradiating apparatus.

Generally, infrared rays can be roughly classified into far infrared rays and near infrared rays.

First, far-infrared rays penetrate into skin cells and promote the heat generation of cells through resonance of skin cells, thereby being used to alleviate skin symptoms such as acne and redness.

In addition, near infrared rays have a value of 760 ~ 1500 nm which is the shortest wavelength of infrared rays. Such near infrared rays permeate into blood vessels or subcutaneous tissues and promote heat generation of cells through resonance phenomenon, and thus they are used for relieving muscle pain and improving blood circulation .

On the other hand, in the past, a near infrared ray irradiating device or a far-infrared ray irradiating device using such near-infrared rays and far-infrared ray are separately manufactured and used as a skin care device and a physical therapy device.

At this time, due to the difference in the irradiation method of the near-infrared ray and the far-infrared ray, the infrared ray irradiator is manufactured only in a form using one of the near infrared ray and the far infrared ray.

As a result, there has been a problem in that the conventional infrared ray irradiation apparatus is irradiated with near-infrared rays and far-infrared ray to function to alleviate skin symptoms such as acne and redness, to relieve muscle pain or to improve blood circulation.

In addition, since the near-infrared ray emitted from the near-infrared LED can be heated up to 100 degrees Celsius, there is a fear that the user's carelessness may cause serious burns when the near- there was.

Nevertheless, conventional infrared irradiation devices have not provided any safety devices for protecting the user's skin from the near-infrared LED and the heat of the near-infrared LED when it comes in contact with or contact with the user's skin.

Therefore, the user himself or herself has consciousness and coping (for example, when the intensity of the near-infrared LED is directly reduced or used). However, in such a case, as the intensity of the near-infrared rays is reduced, the penetration effect also decreases .

In addition, in the conventional infrared ray irradiating device, a part of the body which is in close contact with the skin is not flexible in shape due to a somewhat rigid silicon material, so that a curved body part (for example, an ankle, a cuff, So that a space for partly standing is generated, resulting in separation from the user's body part.

In order to solve the problems of the conventional infrared ray irradiating apparatus, the present inventor has found that it is possible to heat a far infrared ray material using heat generated from a near-infrared ray LED and generate far infrared rays, The LED and the skin of the user can be separated from each other and the heat of the skin of the user can be prevented and the contact surface of the skin can be widened by using the wide body contact tube to form the curved body parts (e.g., ankle, cuff or shoulder Etc.) of the infrared ray irradiating apparatus.

Korean Patent No. 10-1494535

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a near-infrared LED which can generate far infrared rays by using heat generated from a near-infrared LED, (E.g., ankle, cuff, shoulder, or the like) having a large number of curved surfaces by using a wide body contact tube having a close contact surface with the skin, And an infrared ray irradiating device capable of increasing the adhesion to the infrared ray irradiating device.

According to an aspect of the present invention, it is possible to heat a far-infrared ray material using heat generated from a near-infrared LED and generate far-infrared rays.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is an advantage that a near-infrared ray LED and a user's skin are separated through an air pocket surrounding the near-infrared LED, thereby preventing a thermal image of the user's skin.

Further, according to one aspect of the present invention, by using a body contact tube having a large contact surface with the skin to increase the adhesion to a body part having a large curved surface (for example, an ankle, a cuff or a shoulder) It is advantageous in that it is fixed without being detached.

1 is a view schematically showing a configuration of an infrared ray irradiating apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram specifically showing a configuration of a part of the infrared ray emitting unit 120 shown in FIG.
FIG. 3 is a view schematically showing the shape of the infrared ray emitting unit 120 shown in FIG.
FIG. 4 is a view showing various forms of the infrared ray emitting unit 120 shown in FIG.
FIG. 5 is a view schematically showing a state in which the infrared ray emitting unit 120 shown in FIG. 3 is worn on the user's face.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in order to facilitate understanding of the present invention. However, the following examples are provided only for the purpose of easier understanding of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited by the examples.

FIG. 1 is a view schematically showing a configuration of an infrared ray irradiating apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram specifically showing a configuration of a part of the infrared ray emitting unit 120 shown in FIG. to be.

1 and 2, the infrared ray irradiating apparatus 100 according to the present invention may include a power supply unit 110, an infrared ray emitting unit 120, and a controller 130.

First, the power supply unit 110 may supply power to an infrared ray emitting unit 120, which will be described later, and a controller (not shown) that controls the intensity of near infrared rays and far infrared rays.

The power supply unit 110 may be a battery or an adapter. When the power supply unit 110 is a battery, the user can carry and move the infrared radiation apparatus 100 regardless of whether the power supply cable is connected or not. Therefore, it can have portability and mobility.

Meanwhile, since the power supply unit 110 can apply the functions of a conventional power supply, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Next, the infrared ray emitting unit 120 emits near infrared rays generated by the LED module 121, which will be described later, and the far infrared ray generating member 122 described later by the heat emitted from the LED module 121, Can play a role.

More specifically, the LED module 121 can emit heat at a high temperature by applying a high-power LED whose temperature rises up to 100 ° C to generate near-infrared rays.

The far infrared ray generating member 122 may be heated by the heat emitted from the LED module 121 to emit far infrared rays.

Here, the far-infrared ray has a wavelength in the range of 5.6 to 1000 탆, which is the longest infrared wavelength, penetrates into blood vessels or subcutaneous tissues and promotes heat generation of cells through resonance phenomenon.

In addition, the far-infrared ray generating member 122, a transition element oxide CuO, Fe ₂ O to SiO ₂ and _{Al 2 O 3 3, MnO 2} , CoO, Cr 2 O 3, TiO 2 , etc. This can be a high efficiency infrared emitters was added compound have.

Next, the control unit 130 can control the intensities of the near-infrared rays and the far-infrared rays emitted from the infrared ray emitting unit 120 based on the intensity control signal input through the controller (not shown) for controlling the intensities of near infrared rays and far infrared rays .

For example, when the control unit 130 receives a three-stage intensity control signal (for example, minimum, middle, maximum, etc.) from the controller, the LED module 121 can operate at a maximum output.

More specifically, the three-stage intensity control signal may be, for example, three stages corresponding to the maximum output of the LED module 121, two stages corresponding to two thirds of the maximum output or one third of the maximum output And a corresponding one step. At this time, the maximum output power of the LED module 121 may be about ³ J per cm ² .

The control unit 130 controls the operation time of the LED module 121 when a usage time control signal (for example, a timer signal or the like) inputted through the controller is input (for example, A timer function that only operates for a while).

Also, in one embodiment, the controller 130 may adjust the intensity of the heat emitted from the LED module 121 in proportion to the intensity of the near-infrared light and the far-infrared light emitted by the LED module 121.

In one embodiment, the infrared emitter 120 includes an air pocket 123, a pad 124, a PCB module 125, one or more pattern bodies 126, one or more holes 127, and a body- As shown in FIG.

The air pocket 123 absorbs the heat of the LED module 121 by surrounding the outside of the LED module 121 to prevent the heat from contacting the user's skin.

More specifically, the air pocket 123 distributes the heat emitted from the LED module 121 to the air inside the air pocket 123 around the LED module 121, so that the air inside the air pocket absorbs the generated heat Thereby preventing the heat emitted from the LED module 121 from being directly transmitted to the user's skin.

More specifically, the air pocket 123 can maintain the shape of the pattern body 126, which will be described later, by maintaining the inflated state through the air injected into the inside, By separating the skin from each other, the LED module 121 can be prevented from directly contacting the user's skin.

Next, the pad 124 may correspond to one or more of silicon and polyimide, and the shape of the pad 124 may be different depending on the shape of the body part to be contacted. At this time, the pad 124 may have a thickness of 3T.

Here, the polyimide may not change its shape at a temperature of -273 ° C. to 400 ° C., and may be a member which does not deform its shape even at a maximum heat of 100 ° C. emitted by the LED module 121.

At this time, the polyimide can exhibit a tensile strength of 231 MPa at 23 DEG C, so that even if scratches caused by carelessness are generated on the outer surface of the pad 124 corresponding to a thin thickness of 3T, the tensile strength of the polyimide The pad 124 can be protected without tearing it.

The PCB module 125 may be positioned below the pad 124 and may serve as a passage through which the electrical signal provided by the controller 130 is supplied to the LED module 121.

In addition, the shape of the PCB module 125 can be differently applied according to the shape of the body part to be contacted like the pad 124 described above.

The pattern body 126 may protrude downward from the PCB module 125, and the lower portion may be recessed in an inwardly recessed shape.

When the lower portion of the pattern body 126 receives pressure from the outside (for example, when the user brings the infrared ray irradiating apparatus 100 into close contact with the body part of the user), the concave shape comes into contact with the skin of the user, And the contact surface and adhesion can be increased.

At least one hole 127 may be formed between each of the at least one pattern bodies 126. At this time, the far infrared ray generating member 122 may be positioned inside each of the holes 127. [ Thus, the far-infrared ray emitted from the far infrared ray generating member 122 can be directly transmitted to the skin of the user positioned below the hole 127.

The body contact tube 128 may be a soft rubber material or a silicone material and may be positioned inside the depression formed in the lower portion of the at least one pattern body 126 so that when pressure is externally applied (for example, The user brings the infrared ray irradiating apparatus 100 into close contact with his / her body part), the body contact tube 128 is brought into close contact with the skin of the user by the pressure to increase the contact surface, The adhesion between the body-contact tubes 128 can be increased.

At this time, the residual air existing inside the body-contact tube 128 can be discharged out of the body-contact tube 128 as the pattern body 126 is flattened. At this time, The adhesion force of the body-tightening tube 128 can be further increased by the vacuum state generated between the tubes 128.

FIG. 3 is a view showing the form of the infrared ray emitting unit 120 shown in FIG. 2 in more detail.

3, the pad 124 may be formed in the form of a wearable mask on the face of the user, and a PCB module (not shown) formed on one side of the pad 124, more specifically, 125 may have at least one pattern body 126 and at least one hole 127 distributed evenly.

In addition, the at least one pattern body 126 is uniformly distributed throughout the infrared ray emitting portion 120 to increase the adhesion between the infrared ray emitting portion 120 including the at least one pattern body 126 and the skin of the user have.

The area of the user's eyes, nose, and mouth is open at the center of the pad 124 and the upper part of the pad 124 (more specifically, both of the forehead parts) or the lower part (more specifically, The shape of the pads 124 and the PCB module 125 may be modified to conform to various shapes of the user's body. The shapes of the first and second electrodes may be different from each other, which will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 4 which will be described later.

FIG. 4 is a view showing various forms of the infrared ray emitting unit 120 shown in FIG.

4A is a perspective view of the PCB 124 and the pad 124 of the infrared ray irradiating apparatus 100 that can be worn on the abdomen of the user, In this case, the pad 124 and the PCB module 125 may be formed to have a size corresponding to the area of the abdomen of the user.

4 (b), the shape of the pad 124 and the PCB module 125 of the infrared ray irradiating apparatus 100, which can be worn on the shoulder, among the body regions of the user, The pad 124 and the PCB module 125 may be sized to correspond to the user's shoulder area.

4 (c), the pad 124 of the infrared ray irradiating apparatus 100 and the shape of the PCB module 125, which can be worn on the arms and legs of the user's body region, In which the size of the pad 124 and the PCB module 125 may be sized to correspond to the area of the user's arms and legs.

The face on which the pattern body 126 of the present invention is placed may mean a face that is actually in contact with the face of the user. In FIG. 5, which will be described later, the face on which the pattern body 126 is placed is in close contact with the face of the user .

5, a state in which the infrared ray emitting unit 120 shown in FIG. 3 is actually worn on the user's face will be described.

FIG. 5 is a view schematically showing a state in which a user wears the infrared ray irradiating apparatus 100 to which the infrared ray emitting unit 120 shown in FIG. 3 is applied.

5, the pad 124 and the PCB module 125 of the infrared ray irradiating apparatus 100 are formed in a mask shape corresponding to the face shape of the user and can be worn on the face of the user, And the body contact tube 128 positioned between the face of the user and the face of the user maintains the contact state without being detached from the face of the user.

In addition, a power supply cable 129 may be provided on one side of the infrared ray emitting unit 120 to receive power from the power supply unit 110.

As described above, the infrared ray irradiating apparatus 100 according to the present invention has a configuration for generating the far-infrared ray generating member 122 using the heat generated from the LED module 121 and generating the far-infrared ray, A structure for separating the LED module 121 and the user's skin through the air pocket 122 surrounding the body and a body contact tube 128 for increasing the adhesion between the skin of the user and the pattern body 126 And can radiate near-infrared rays and far-infrared rays at the same time, can prevent the user from burning the skin, and can prevent adhesion to the body parts (e.g., ankle, cuff or shoulder) .

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention as defined by the following claims It can be understood that

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Claims (10)

An infrared ray emitting unit configured to be in contact with the skin and emitting near-infrared rays and far-infrared rays;
A power supply unit for supplying power to the infrared ray emitting unit;
A control unit for controlling intensity of the emitted near-infrared rays and far-infrared rays; And
And an air pocket located in the infrared ray emitting portion and for inserting heat generated in the near infrared ray.
Infrared irradiation device.
The method according to claim 1,
The infrared-
And an LED module for generating the near-infrared rays.
Infrared irradiation device.
3. The method of claim 2,
The infrared-
And a far-infrared ray generating member for generating far-infrared rays by heat emitted from the LED module.
Infrared irradiation device.
3. The method of claim 2,
The air pocket
Wherein the LED module is positioned to surround the LED module.
Infrared irradiation device.
5. The method of claim 4,
The infrared-
Planar pad;
A PCB module positioned below the pad; And
And at least one pattern body protruding downward from the PCB module and capable of forming the air pocket inside the PCB module.
Infrared irradiation device.
6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the pad is made of at least one of silicon and polyimide.
Infrared irradiation device.
6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein a hole is formed between each of the at least one pattern body and the far infrared ray generating member is located inside the hole.
Infrared irradiation device.
6. The method of claim 5,
On the outside of the pattern body,
Characterized in that a body-tightening tube for increasing the adhesion between the infrared ray emitting part and the skin is provided.
Infrared irradiation device.
6. The method of claim 5,
And a lower side of the pattern body
Characterized in that it is recessed in a concave shape.
Infrared irradiation device.
3. The method of claim 2,
As the intensity of the near-infrared rays and far-infrared rays is controlled by the controller,
Wherein the heat quantity of the near infrared ray and the far infrared ray is controlled.
Infrared irradiation device.

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